Akinyeke Surname

656,126th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 459 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akinyeke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akinyeke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4471:396,29320,834
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013

Akinyeke (19) may also be a first name.

Akinyeke Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Akinyeke Come From? nationality or country of origin

Akinyeke is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akinyeke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 656,126th most widely held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 15,877,006 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Akinyeke are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akinyeke is also the 2,523,061st most frequent forename worldwide, borne by 19 people.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 447 people, or 1 in 396,293. In Nigeria it is most common in: Ondo, where 65 percent live, Lagos, where 16 percent live and Oyo, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Akinyeke Last Name Statistics demography

Akinyeke earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 76.86% more than the national average, earning $76,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akinyeki883/
Akinyeka881/
Akinike801/
Okenyeke755/
Akinyika755/
Akenike671/
Eakenayake671/
Okenyeka63187/
Okenyike631/
Akinjika631/
Okenyika5010/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Akinyeke
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